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This stock screen was originally published in the April 7, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of April 7:

The past week has been an object lesson in why individual investors need to shut out the noise from Wall Street. Last week a wave of federal investigations began after a “60 Minutes” interview aired in which Lewis, the popular author of Moneyball, The Blind Side and The Big Short, said the [...]

As the first quarter of 2014 wraps up, many public companies will hold conference calls with analysts at which top executives will discuss the quarter’s highlights (and lowlights, if any). The CEO and CFO usually star in these affairs, and afterward they field questions from invited equity analysts.

This stock screen was originally published in the March 31, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from Value Line for companies that met the following criteria as of April 1:

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This stock screen was originally published in the March 17, 2014, edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of March 14: